How muchsevererpunishmentdo you thinkhe will deservewho has trampled under footthe Sonof God,and has regardedas uncleanthe bloodof the covenantby whichhe was sanctified,and has insultedthe Spiritof grace?
He said,"Throwher down."So they threwher down,and someof her bloodwas sprinkledon the walland on the horses,and he trampledher under foot.
Teachme to doYour will, For You are my God;Let Your goodSpiritleadme on levelground.
You will treadupon the lionand cobra,The younglionand the serpentyou will trampledown.
So Mosestookthe bloodand sprinkled[it] on the people,and said,"Beholdthe bloodof the covenant,whichthe LORDhas madewith you in accordancewith allthesewords."
"But you have been castout of your tombLike a rejectedbranch,Clothedwith the slainwho are piercedwith a sword,Who godownto the stonesof the pitLike a trampledcorpse.
The proudcrownof the drunkardsof Ephraimis troddenunder foot.
But they rebelledAnd grievedHis HolySpirit;Therefore He turnedHimself to become their enemy,He foughtagainst them.
"BeforeI formedyou in the wombI knewyou, And beforeyou were bornI consecratedyou; I have appointedyou a prophetto the nations."
"The Lordhas rejectedallmy strongmenIn my midst;He has calledan appointedtimeagainstme To crushmy youngmen;The Lordhas trodden[as in] a winepressThe virgindaughterof Judah.
"When I passedby you and sawyou squirmingin your blood,I saidto you [while you were] in your blood,'Live!'Yes, I saidto you [while you were] in your blood,'Live!'
Then I hearda holyonespeaking,and anotherholyonesaidto that particularonewho was speaking,"Howlongwill the vision[about] the regularsacrificeapply, while the transgressioncauseshorror,so as to allowboth the holyplace and the hostto be trampled?"
Then my enemywill see,And shamewill coverher who saidto me, "Whereis the LORDyour God?"My eyeswill lookon her; At that timeshe will be trampleddownLike mireof the streets.
"I will pourout on the houseof Davidand on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,the Spiritof graceand of supplication,so that they will lookon Me whomthey have pierced;and they will mournfor Him, as one mournsfor an onlyson,and they will weepbitterlyoverHim like the bitterweepingovera firstborn.
for thisis My bloodof the covenant,which is pouredout for manyfor forgivenessof sins.
"Do not givewhatis holyto dogs,and do not throwyour pearlsbeforeswine,orthey will trample them undertheir feet,and turnand tear you to pieces.
and had seenthat someof His discipleswere eatingtheir breadwith impurehands,that is, unwashed.
"And everyonewhospeaksa wordagainstthe Sonof Man,it will be forgivenhim; but he who blasphemesagainstthe HolySpirit,it will not be forgivenhim.
do you sayof Him, whomthe Fathersanctifiedand sentinto the world,'You are blaspheming,'becauseI said,I amthe Sonof God'?
"For their sakesI sanctifyMyself,that they themselvesalsomay be sanctifiedin truth.
"You men who are stiff-neckedand uncircumcisedin heartand earsare alwaysresistingthe HolySpirit;you are doing justas your fathersdid.
The Godof peacewill sooncrushSatanunderyour feet.The graceof our LordJesusbe with you.
Thereforewhoevereatsthe breadordrinksthe cupof the Lordin an unworthy manner,shall be guiltyof the bodyand the bloodof the Lord.
For he who eatsand drinks,eatsand drinksjudgmentto himselfif he does not judgethe bodyrightly.
For He mustreignuntilHe has putallHis enemiesunderHis feet.
For HE HAS PUTALLTHINGSIN SUBJECTIONUNDERHIS FEET.But whenHe says,"All thingsare put in subjection,"it is evidentthat He is exceptedwho putall thingsin subjectionto Him.
Suchwere someof you; but you were washed,but you were sanctified,but you were justifiedin the nameof the LordJesusChristand in the Spiritof our God.
Do not grievethe HolySpiritof God,by whomyou were sealedfor the dayof redemption.
sothat He might sanctifyher, having cleansedher by the washingof waterwith the word,
By thiswillwe have beensanctifiedthroughthe offeringof the bodyof JesusChristonce for all.
Seeto it that you do not refuseHim who is speaking.For ifthosedid not escapewhen they refusedhim who warned[them] on earth,muchless[will] we [escape] who turn awayfrom Him who [warns] from heaven.
Nowthe Godof peace,who broughtup from the deadthe greatShepherdof the sheepthroughthe bloodof the eternalcovenant,[even] Jesusour Lord,
For bothHe who sanctifiesand thosewho are sanctifiedare allfrom one[Father]; for whichreasonHe is not ashamedto callthem brethren,
howwill we escapeif we neglectso greata salvation?Afterit was at the firstspokenthroughthe Lord,it was confirmedto us by thosewho heard,
Therefore,since we havea greathigh priestwhohas passed throughthe heavens,Jesusthe Sonof God,let us hold fastour confession.
For in the case of thosewho have oncebeen enlightenedand have tastedof the heavenlygiftand have been madepartakersof the HolySpirit,
and [then] have fallen away,it is impossibleto renewthem againto repentance,since they again crucifyto themselvesthe Sonof Godand put Him to open shame.
For ifthe bloodof goatsand bullsand the ashesof a heifersprinklingthosewho have been defiledsanctifyfor the cleansingof the flesh,
saying,"THISIS THE BLOODOF THE COVENANTWHICHGODCOMMANDEDYOU."
and from JesusChrist,the faithfulwitness,the firstbornof the dead,and the rulerof the kingsof the earth.To Him who lovesus and releasedus from our sinsby His blood--
